Soaping device for washboards.



G. F. GHOLSON.

SOAPING DEVICE FOR WASHBOARDS.

APPLICATION FILED APRA), 1915.

1,178,5 1 4. Patented Apr. 11, 19.16.

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Bel itknown thatl, Gir-AOE FORD GHoLsoN,

a citizenof the VUnited States, residing at Evanston, in the county ofCook andState of Illinois, have invented; newand useful Improvements Yin Soaping .Devices for. lVashboards, of whichthe followingi aspecification.

This invention relatesto soapingdevice's for washboards, andithaslparticular reference' to adevicefor supplying liquid soap to theclothesthat are to be washed.

One object of the invention is to produce a container made of rubberrjoranalogous material which may be conveniently connected, with V.theframes' of a washboard for the purpose of supplying liquid soap, saidcontainer being provided with discharge openings which are normallyclosed, the closing of said openings being due to the resilient actionof the material of which the bag is constructed.

A further object of the invention is to produce a simple and improvedconstruction whereby the container may' be conveniently connectedwiththe frame of a washboard.

A further object 'of the invention is to produce a container of simpleand improved construction for the purpose indicated.

With these and other ends in View which will readily appear as thenature of the invention is better understood, the same consiste in theimproved construction and novel arrangement and combination of partswhich will be hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed outin the claim.

In the accompanying drawing has been illustrated a simple and preferredform of the invention, it being, however, understood that no limitationis necessarily made to the precise structural4 details thereinexhibited, but that changes, alterations and modifications within thescope of the claim may be resorted to when desired.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is a front view of a washboard to which theinvention has been applied. Fig. 2 is a sectional detail view, enlarged,taken on the line 2 2 in Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a sectional detail view takenon the line 3 3 in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a sectional detail view taken onthe line 4 4 in Fig. l.

Corresponding parts in the several figures are denoted by likecharacters of ref- Specification of` Letters'y 'at'ent.

. yParental Apr. 11, 191e.

Application led April 9, 19155.Av Serial No. .$20,302.

been applied comprises the stiles or side members 15 `which are spacedand connected,

by means ofcross bars16, 17. The side members are also.connectedjtogether atl their upper ends by means of a top or cap piece18 whichA4 is' detachably connected with the sideV *membersl by suitablel'connecting means,

such ,asy bolts19 and wing nuts 20. rIhe rubbing face21 which ymaybemade of glass, corrugated zinc or other. material is framed betweentheside members 15 and the cross bars 16, 17.. The cross bar -17 and thecap piece 18v are providednin their opposed faces with groove's22, 23.asclearly seen in Figs. 2 and 4, andthe Stiles o-r side membersareprovided in theiropp'osedfaces'with groovesy y24 .that-'extend betweenthe cross bar 17 and the cap piece 18, said grooves Vbeing clearlyindicated in Fig. 3. The cap piece 18 is also provided about midwaybetween its ends with an aperture 25, as best seen in Fig. 2.

The bag or container C which is made of rubber or other suitablematerial, such as composition containing rubber, is of sub-` stantiallyrectangular shape 'and-.of a size which will enable it to lit in thespace bounded by thecross bars 17 18 and the upper grooved portions ofthe side 4members 15. Said bag is provided with a filling tube y26extending through the aperture 25 of the cap piece and'adapted toreceive a cap or closure 27 preferably having threaded connectiontherewith. The sides of the bag or receptacle are provided with ribs 28engaging the grooves 24 in the stiles or side members of the frame, thebottom porti^on of the bag has a rib 29 engaging the groove 22 in thecross bar 17, and the top portion of the bag is provided with arib 29engaging the groove 23 in the cap piece 18. The bag or receptacle isadditionally supported bymeans of a panel 30 which is assembled with theframe members of the washboard byV vengaging grooves 31 in said framemem- In practice, the bag or receptacle may be readily assembled withthe washboard by temporarily removing the cap piece 18, as well as'thecap or closure 27, thus enabling the bag to be positioned between thecross bar 17 andtheupper endsA of the side mem' bers 15, after which thecap piece 18 is restored to position, when the cap or closure 27 may beapplied, the baghaving been rst filled with liquid soap. When clothesare being washed, the pressure of the hands exerted at each down strokewill slightly compress the bag or receptacle, causing a portion AAof itscontents to be expelled through the slits 33, the walls of which willimmediately close together when the'pressure is interrupted. Byregulating the dev gree of pressure, the quantity of liquid soapsupplied at each stroke may be gaged or regulated.

It will be seen from the foregoing description, taken in connection withthe drawing, that I have produced a very simple and eiicient devicewhereby liquid soap may be supplied to garments that are being rubbed ona washboard, the said device bev ing inexpensive, easily applied and ofsuch a nature that the quantity of soap supplied may be easily andaccurately regulated.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is

A washboard comprising a. frame, a cross bar, secured to the upper endof said frame below its top, a corrugated member secured in said frameand to said cross bar, said cross bar being beveled transversely, ametallic soap container removably secured to said frame and resting onsaid cross-bar, a plurality of integral teats formed upon saidcontainer, and each Vhaving a slit communicating with said container,said cross bar forming a bridging surface inclining from said corrugatedmember toward said teats, said teats projecting forwardly of said crossbar, and a filler device on said container.

In testimony whereof I aiiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GRACE FORD GHOLSON.

Witnesses:

WVM. BAGGER, BENNETT S. JONES.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe "Commissioner of Patents Washington, D. G.

